Cherokee Web Server up to 0.4.5 POST Request connection.c Content-Length denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Cherokee Web Server up to 0.4.5. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file connection.c of the component POST Request Handler. This manipulation of the argument Content-Length causes denial of service. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2003-1198. No exploit is available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Cherokee Web Server up to 0.4.5 (Web Server) and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing of the file connection.c of the component POST Request Handler. The manipulation of the argument Content-Length with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is:

connection.c in Cherokee web server before 0.4.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via an HTTP POST request without a Content-Length header field.

The bug was discovered 12/26/2003. The weakness was published 12/26/2003 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at freshmeat.net. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2003-1198 since 05/04/2005. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 15620 (Cherokee Web Server Malformed POST Request Remote DoS), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Web Servers and running in the context r.

Upgrading to version 0.4.6 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (14119), Tenable (15620), SecurityFocus (BID 9345†), OSVDB (3306†) and Secunia (SA10518†). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 15620
Nessus Name: Cherokee Web Server Malformed POST Request Remote DoS
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OpenVAS ID: 15620
OpenVAS Name: Cherokee POST request DoS
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Web Server 0.4.6

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12/26/2003 🔍
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01/01/2004 +5 days 🔍
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05/04/2005 +177 days 🔍
08/22/2014 +3397 days 🔍
06/04/2019 +1747 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: freshmeat.net
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2003-1198 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2003-1198
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-21055
X-Force: 14119
SecurityFocus: 9345 - Cherokee HTTP Post Remote Content Length Denial Of Service Vulnerability
Secunia: 10518 - Cherokee POST Request Denial of Service Vulnerability, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 3306 - Cherokee Web Server Malformed POST Request Remote DoS
Vulnerability Center: 5735 - DoS in Cherokee 0.4.6 via \x27POST\x27 Request, High

Entryinfo

Created: 08/22/2014 13:06
Updated: 06/04/2019 21:23
Changes: 08/22/2014 13:06 (81), 06/04/2019 21:23 (1)
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Cache ID: 216:00A:103

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